L.A. Metro Is a Crime-Ridden Hellscape

The transit system’s refusal to enforce fares has turned the trains over to criminals.

Every day, thousands of Los Angelenos take a deep breath, step out of their houses, and plunge themselves into a transit experience straight out of Mad Max. The city’s buses have become rolling homeless shelters, replete with drugs and feces. Its trains are home to murder and mayhem. As Daquan, a daily rider who works near the North Hollywood station to…